Program is shrinking as compliance rules reshape who can access federal contracts, raising questions about opportunity and ...

Today, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) announced the suspension of 1,091 firms from the 8(a) Business Development Program -- representing about 25% of all firms registered to participate ...

Experts say claims of widespread fraud of the 8(a) program are unfounded and the ongoing audits run counter to the goal of expanding the industrial base.

On December 5, 2025, the Small Business Administration (SBA) issued a program-wide data call (Data Call) to all 8(a) Business ...

On January 22, 2026, the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) issued policy guidance indicating that it will administer ...

There is question if the administration will simply remove contracts from the program, or potentially move to end the program ...

In July 2025, the agency rescinded the independent 8 (a) contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development (USAID) after a DOJ investigation uncovered a $550 million bribery ...

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) has suspended 1,091 participants in the 8(a) Business Development Program after concluding that ...

In addition to issuing the guidance, the SBA removed from its website the Biden-era “Guide for Demonstrating Social ...

The Small Business Administration has rescinded part of the contracting authority of the U.S. Agency for International Development, taking the step just a day after putting federal contracting ...

"The only companies getting $20M sole source awards.. are Alaska Native corporations, Native Hawaiian organizations, tribally-owned organizations," Murphy said.

HERNDON, Va.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Verous Technologies, a new Small Business Administration (SBA) as a Service-Disabled Veteran-Owned Small Business (SDVOSB) joint venture between TekFive and Iron Bow ...